Shot fired during incident near busy Spartanburg intersection

Robbery

The Spartanburg Public Safety Department is investigating a robbery outside an East Main Street credit agency Wednesday morning.

JOHN BYRUM/john.byrum@shj.com

From staff reports

Published: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 10:01 a.m.

Last Modified: Wednesday, November 14, 2012 at 10:01 a.m.

The Spartanburg Public Safety Department responded to a robbery outside an East Main Street credit agency Wednesday morning.

An employee of Quick Credit, located at 435 E. Main St., Suite 5, told officers that an unknown man approached her in the business parking lot as she was walking to her car with a bank deposit bag under her arm. The woman said the man said, "Hey, ma'am, I'm going to have to get this from you," and pulled the bag away from her, an incident report states.

The woman said the man suspect hit her with something on the left cheek, but she never saw a weapon, according to the report. After grabbing the bag and hitting her, the man ran away.

A witness at the scene, who is an employee of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, told officers that he chased the man as he was running away and fired a warning shot into the air.

Officers responded to the scene at approximately 9:20 a.m. and blocked off a section of the parking lot with police tape.

The suspect was last seen getting into a black Dodge Durango with a bicycle rack or luggage rack on top, police said.

The man is described as black, 6-feet, 1-inch tall and about 160 pounds, according to the report. He has a goatee, and the woman described him as having sunken eyes. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.

The green money bag contained a large sum of cash, according to the report.

Capt. Art Littlejohn said investigators had no new information Wednesday afternoon. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC, or text TIP649 with a tip to CRIMES (274637).

<p>The Spartanburg Public Safety Department responded to a robbery outside an East Main Street credit agency Wednesday morning.</p><p>An employee of Quick Credit, located at 435 E. Main St., Suite 5, told officers that an unknown man approached her in the business parking lot as she was walking to her car with a bank deposit bag under her arm. The woman said the man said, "Hey, ma'am, I'm going to have to get this from you," and pulled the bag away from her, an incident report states.</p><p>The woman said the man suspect hit her with something on the left cheek, but she never saw a weapon, according to the report. After grabbing the bag and hitting her, the man ran away.</p><p>A witness at the scene, who is an employee of the South Carolina Department of Corrections, told officers that he chased the man as he was running away and fired a warning shot into the air.</p><p>Officers responded to the scene at approximately 9:20 a.m. and blocked off a section of the parking lot with police tape.</p><p>The suspect was last seen getting into a black Dodge Durango with a bicycle rack or luggage rack on top, police said.</p><p>The man is described as black, 6-feet, 1-inch tall and about 160 pounds, according to the report. He has a goatee, and the woman described him as having sunken eyes. He was wearing a gray hooded sweatshirt and blue jeans.</p><p>The green money bag contained a large sum of cash, according to the report.</p><p>Capt. Art Littlejohn said investigators had no new information Wednesday afternoon. Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at 1-888-CRIMESC, or text TIP649 with a tip to CRIMES (274637).</p>